The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-06
THE BALD KNOBBERS.
G. APPLEGATE'S COUNSEL
TREATED TO A GENU-
me SURPRISE.
Two of the Indicted Regulars
Discharged from Custody
and Used as Witness
es for the State.

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Charley Graves and William Newton,
two of the prisoners in Jail. When
tho prisoners were brought into the
courtroom Prosecuting Attorney
Watson produced sensation by adj
dressing the Court and saying;
"If your Honor please, l want to
enter a nolle in the cases against
Charles Graves and William Newton"
The Court ordered the nolle entered
by tho Clerk, and light OF uncon-
trollable joy illuminated the faces of
the two men. Graves and Newton
were then sworn, and the former re.
tanned as tine first witness. Graves
said he went to the meeting on the
night of the killing and saw there most
OF the men named by the other wit
nesses. Dave Walker said there would
be nothing done that night, as Bill
Roberts had not come out with his
men. Walker said there would be no
speaking that night. Graves tod the
same story about the march from the
smelter over to Edens' house that Nc
CURE and the other witnesses did.
He was with Applegate near Edens,
and saw him inside the field when the
house was searched. Went from
William Edens' house down the rail-
roa. with Applegate, Joe Inman and
j. Mcclure. Saw some of the foot
men running ahead of him, and the
horsemen following in gallop. Joe
Inman said to Walker about that
time, Captain, stop the boys or they
will get into trouble" Walker called
out, HHold up" and galloped ousafter
the crowd ahead. When about 150
yards from James Edens' house, the
witness heard noise like some one
kicking or striking the door followed
by the shout, "Open up, Bald Knob
bers."
Immediately the report of gun
WAS heard, which seemed to be in the
house. The sound appeared dull and
confined. Then the firing became
general and continued until the wit.
ness, Applegate, Inman and Mcclure
got down opposite the house, where
Dave Walker called out: "Come
here, everybody, and bring light
my boy is shot and has lost his gun"
Applegate then left the railroad with
the dark lantern, going towards
Eden's house. Applegate. the witness
thought. met the party about halt
way between the railroad and the
house, carrying Bill Walker. The
witness, Inman and Mcclure, started
down tho railroad toward Chadwick
and had gone short distance when
Dave Walker sent runner after them
with orders to stop until n council
could be held. When Walker and the
other men came up with the witness,
Dave Walker was taken from his
horse and laid on the ground.
WALKERS INSTRUCTIONS
Walker then left instructions what
the men should do if arrested. Re-
membered that Walker said: "Joe
Inman, you 90 home and keep your
mouth shut, and if you are arrested
prove by Gilbert Applegate, Charles
Graves and James Mcclure that you
were at home tonight and played
cards till IL o'clock" He gave similar
instructions to each man how he
should prove an alibi If arrested.
After the killing he saw Applegate
with a pistol which the defendant said
belonged to the Edens family. Apple
gate said Amos Jones had given him
the pistol. Graves knew most of the
men who ran up to James Edens'
house before the attack was made.
Those on foot were Bill Walker, John
Wiley Matthews, James
Amos Jones and William
Newton. OF the mounted men there
were David Walker, G. o. Simons.
Andy Adams and Lewis and Peter
Davis.
DIR. L. b. Brown, of Ozark, was
sworn, and SAID that about the first OF
last April he examined wound on
William Walkers thigh and found
that the same had been caused by a
gun or pistol shot.
William Newton was then put on
the stand and said he became ac-
Quainted with the defendant, Apple
gate, a few days after the killing of
William Edens and Charles Green,
when they were under arrest in
Ozark. William Walker told the wit
ness of the meeting to be held at the
smelter two or three nights previous
TO the council. lie went to the smelter !
10 talk against the Bald Knob whip |
pings that were going on i'm the coun-